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Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
President Gerald Ford put into law the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which was recognized as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The Individual With Disabilities Education Act makes free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation. This Act ensures special education and related services to children with needs. -
Board of Education v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176
A deaf student, Amy Rowley, was denied the interpreter's services. In court, Amy's parents challenged that the school violated the Education of All Handicapped Children Act of 1975. The district court agreed with Amy's parents to conclude that Amy was not reaching her total potential without the interpreter. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the District Court's decision whereby the school district then appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court (Forte Law Group, 2017). -
Honig v. Doe, 484 U.S. 305
Male students with behavioral disabilities were indefinitely suspended from the San Francisco Unified School District for violent and disruptive behaviors. Doe was suspended and awaited expulsion procedures as a result of an assault. For Jack Smith, his disruptive behavior caused the school to suspend him pending a hearing indefinitely. Smith and Doe started a joint petition requesting that the Court resume their schools' education. The Court allowed Smith and Doe to return to school -
Americans With Disabilities Act
This Act is a civil rights act that protects Americans with disabilities. It also ensures that those with disabilities also are provided the proper accommodations and support. Such support can consist of accessibility options in public areas like wheelchairs in the airport and special stalls and parking spaces that make it more convenient for those with special needs. -
Doug C. v. Hawaii Department of Education
The school in Hawaii violates Doug C. and his son Spencer with Disabilities Education Act's explicit parental participation requirements when schools held an IEP meeting without the participation of the disabled child's parent. Action was taken after a few fails and the courts found out that the parents weren't there for the meeting.
